鋤
鋤: spade
spade; plow
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Readings
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ジョ・ショ・ソ
Kunすく・すき・くわ
Kun すき (plow, spade) covers nearly everything; すき焼き is normally written in kana, so 鋤焼き is a rare spelling.
Key words
鋤すきspade; plow
鋤くすくto plow; to till
鋤焼きすきやきsukiyaki
鋤簾じょれんlong-handled earth sifter
鋤骨じょこつvomer (skull bone)
Example sentences
農夫は春になると、牛に鋤を引かせて畑を耕した。
In spring, the farmer had an ox pull a plow and tilled his field.
雪が解けると、父はすぐに畑の土を鋤いて、種をまいた。
As soon as the snow melted, my father plowed the soil of the field and sowed the seeds.
冬の夜は、家族そろって鋤焼きを囲むのが楽しみだ。
On winter nights, I look forward to the family gathering around the sukiyaki pot.